Kotun Babban Kotun Tarayya ta Abuja, wacce ke Maitama, ta tsayar ranar 14 ga watan Novemba don aika jawabi ga kira da aka yi wa tsohon Gwamnan Jihar Kogi, Yahaya Bello. Hukumar Yaki da Yiwa Tauraruwanci da Rashawa (EFCC) ta kai tuhumar saboda aikata laifuka 16 saboda rashawa na kudi.
Justice Maryann Anenih ce ta tsayar ranar, bayan da lauyan majalisar zartarwa, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), ya nemi tsawo har zuwa ranar 14 ga watan Novemba don aika jawabi ga kira da aka yi wa Bello. Oyedepo ya ce ya sa ran Bello zai fito kotun a ranar 14 ga watan Novemba, inda ya nuna cewa kira ta da wani lokaci na kwanaki 30.
Lauyan wanda ake tuhuma na biyu, JB Daudu (SAN), ya kasa yarda da neman tsawo, inda ya ce an shirya kotun don aika jawabi kuma idan majalisar zartarwa ba ta shirye ba, zai nemi a sallami tuhumar wadanda suke kotun. Daudu ya ce tuhumar wadanda suke kotun sun ke nan kasa da wata daya.
Lauyan wanda ake tuhuma na uku, A.M. Aliyu (SAN), ya goyi bayan Daudu, inda ya ce zai nemi kotun ta aika tuhumar neman bai ga dan tuhuma. Aliyu ya ce, “A gaskiya, na shigar da aikace-aikacen neman bai wanda aka sallamta ga mai kalamai (EFCC).”
Oyedepo ya ce ba za a iya aikata aikace-aikacen neman bai ba saboda tuhumar ta kasance ta hadaka. Ya nemi kotun ta tsayar ranar 14 ga watan Novemba.
Justice Anenih ta kasa amince da aikace-aikacen neman bai na dan tuhuma na biyu, inda ta ce tuhumar wadanda suke kotun suna da ‘yanci su shigar da aikace-aikacen neman bai a hukumance.
